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Rumour: Apple Planning October Launch For iPad Mini

Apple is preparing to launch a miniature iPad on 17 October, to ship at the beginning of November, according to the latest rumours

Legal

Apple Wants $707 Million More From Samsung

Seeks a ban on products, possibly including Galaxy S III

Green-IT

Foxconn Closes Factory After Riot

Foxconn stops production at a factory in China, after a fight broke out among 2,000 workers

Mobility

IDC Raises Tablet Forecast As Sales Surge

More bad news for PC makers after IDC substantially upped its sales forecast for tablet devices

Mac

iPad Gets High-Resolution Anatomy App

Healthline's BodyMaps application uses the iPad's Retina display to show high-definition models of the human body

Mac

Report Confirms ‘iPad Mini’ Name, Launch Date

Apple will call its smaller iPad the iPad Mini, and will hold its launch separately to that of the upcoming next-generation iPhone, according to a Japanese website

Mac

Apple Wins $1 Billion Patent Damages From Samsung In US Court

Apple wins big - but Samsung will appeal

Mac

Report: Apple Developing iPad-Style TV Device

Apple is working on a television set-top box with an iPad-style interface that would include cloud-based recording and social media features, according to the Wall Street Journal

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A $200 Microsoft Surface Tablet? Bring On The Tablet Wars!

A cheap Microsoft Surface would bring down prices of iPads and shake up Android tablets, says Wayne Rash

Legal

Major Apple Vs. Samsung Patent Lawsuit Goes To Trial

A ten-man jury will decide the fate of the smartphone giants

Mac

Apple Sales Miss Target After iPhone Slowdown

Apple has posted strong Q3 financials, but missed analyst expectations because of softening iPhone sales

Jobs

Microsoft Job Ad Hints At MS Office For iPad

A new job posting at Microsoft is seeking developers who can adapt Office to run on Mac OS X and iOS

Mac

Apple Could Offer 7-Inch iPad Mini This September

Apple is reportedly preparing to debut its 7-inch iPad tablet, dubbed the iPad mini, in September

Mac

Samsung-Apple Ruling: Apple Must Advertise Samsung Tablets

High Court rules Apple must place notice on website for six months and in national newspapers

Collaboration Suites

Google+ iPad App Gets Major Update

"Full iPad support" comes to Google social network iOS application

Mac

Apple Targets iOS 6 Beta Activation Sites

Apple has begun issuing legal notices to sites that resell developer access to its iOS mobile operating system, it has been confirmed

Mobility

BA Hits Privacy Turbulence Over Passenger Profiling

British Airways is accused of snooping on its passengers by using the Internet to hunt down personal information

Mac

Apple Could Reveal 7-Inch iPad Mini This October

Report suggests a smaller, cheaper iPad could be released before the end of the year

Mac

Apple Pays $60 Million To Chinese iPad Trademark Owner

Apple pays Chinese iPad trademark owner $60 million to get its tablets on the shelves in China

Mobility

Microsoft Surface Tablet Could Anger Partners

Microsoft has designed both hardware and software for its Surface tablet - which will irk its partners, warns Robert J Mullins

Mac

IDC: Apple iPad To Increase Lead Over Rivals

The iPad 3's new features and lower prices on the iPad 2 will help Apple gain further tablet share over Android, according to IDC analysts

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Apple To Face Court Over User Tracking

A US federal judge rules that tracking accusations should be investigated

Mac

Apple Adds Retina Display To Next-Generation MacBook

Apple has introduced iPad-like laptops with the latest Intel and Nvidia chips, including an ultra-thin MacBook

Mac

Apple Takes On Google With New iOS Maps

Apple's iOS 6 offers 200 new features, including a multi-lingual Siri, better Facebook integration, and a mapping application aimed at replacing Google Maps